Pile fabric to simulate fur blankets and method of producing the same



Dec. 1924- v 1,520,333

s. E. cREAsEY PILE FABRIC TO SIMULATE FUR BLANKETS AND METHOD OFPRODUCING THE SAME Filed Aug. 27, 1924 I SawueA E C VQQSQ INVENTOR BY ama$am ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 23, 3924.

STATES PATENT FFEE SAMUEL E.. CREASEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TOSIDNEY BLUMENTHAL 8' 00., INQ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

PILE FABRIC TOSIMULA'IE FUR BLANKETS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAMEApplication filed August 27, 1924. Serial No. 734,425.

To all whomz't-ma concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. CnnAsnr, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented the new and useful Impror'ement in Pile Fabrics to Sunulate FurBlankets and Method of P roduring the Same, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to pile fabrics made in simulation of animal fur.

More specifically, the invention relates to pile fabrics having theappearance of the pelts of animals sewn together into what is known asfur blankets. with demarcation between the designs of the pelts," and amethod of producing the same.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are:first, to provide a textile fabric with the appearance of the pelts ofanimals sewn together; sec- 0nd, to provide a textile fabric woven in acontinuous piece which gives the appearance of the well-known furblankets sold by furriers to garment manufacturers, said fur blanketsconsisting of a number of pelts sew together and sold by the yard or bythe square; third, to provide a textile fabric, woven in a continuouspiece with the appearance of the pelts of animals sewn together with thefur hairs firmly embodied in the back of said fabric, and projectingtherefrom as animal hairs do from a skin, with demarcation between thedifferent J pelts; fourth, to provide a textile fabric woven in acontinuous piece with the appearance of the pelts of animals sewntogether' with the fur hairs firmly embodied in the back of said fabric,and projecting therefrom as animal hairs do from a skin, withdemarcation between the different pelts, said demarcations to be of aspermanent a character as the fabric itself and to give service in wear;and fifth, to provide cut away to make a demarcation at the lines abetween surfaces 6" simulating the pelts of animals.

Figure 2 represents the same surface af' ter it has been ornamented, andFigure 3 represents a cross sectional view of the fabric after it hasbeen ornamented at the line Wt-4t, the low areas of the pile being shownat a, the higher areas at b, the darker ornamented portions at c.

In carrying out my'invention I carefully select suitable yarn for thepile of the fabric depending upon the pelt which I desire to simulate,as, for instance, the finer silk would be used for some animals. theglossy fibre silk for other animals, and

mohair and other fibres for simulating other animals. I sele;t the yarnfor the back of the goods and arrange the number of picks in keepingwith the yarn selected to simulate the fur of the animal.

After the pile fabric is woven I remove certain areas of the pile in adesign' peripherally to an inner surface area approximating the size andshape of the pelt that I am simulating. I sometimes shear off a portionof the pile leaving a low pile area in this peripheral line as shown inmy illustration. I do this shearing by using an embossing roller, orwhat is sometimes cal-led a recess roller, to press down the portion ofthe pile in the, main areas, shearing off the pile in the remainingerect portions, and then re-erecting the areas to simulate the pelts,which process is well known to those skilled in the art of shearing pilefabrics, although said method has not hitherto been-used in combinationwith the other methods described to form pile fabrics simulatingblankets as in my invention. When desired, I remove all the pile in thisperipheral outline design by singeing or applying chemicals to the backof the cloth, eating the pile out of the back of the goods, the pilethen falling out in the peripheral outline referred to; said method ofremoving pile being also well known to those skilled in the art ofmanufacturing pile fabrics but not having previously been applied to themanufacture of simulation furs as specified in my invention.

The removal of the pile in the peripheral designs following the contourof various pelts closely resembles the appearance resulting from thesewing of a number of pelts of animals together; and'also has theadvantage of being permanent in wear.

After the pile is removed in the peripheral designs inferred to, I thenornament the surfaces of the fabric within said peripheral designs withthe colors of the animals fur I desire to simulate, or with fancifulanimal designs if desired.

While I have, in order to indicate my invention, described certainspecific materials and methods in manufacturing simulation fur blanketswith a sharp demarcation between the pelts, it will be apparent that theraw materials, the designs, and the steps followed out in carrying outthis method may be changed without departing from the spirit and scopeof my inventionand I therefore do not intend to be limited by thedetails herein shown and described, except as they are included in theclaims.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A pile fabric ornamented with a plurality of printed designssimulating the pelts of animals and with a part of the pile removedbetween the areas of said designs to give the effect of pelts sewntogether.

2. A pile fabric ornamented with a plurality of printed designs on theface of the fabric simulating the pelts of animals and with a part ofthe pile sheared off between the areas of said designs to give theeffect of pelts sewn together as in a fur blanket.

3. A method of providing a pile fabric which includes: first, theselecting and weaving of yarn to resemble the fur of an animal; second,imparting a plurality of designs to the fabric simulating the coloringof the pelts of said animal; and, third, removing pile between the saidareas'of designs, to give the effect of pelts sewn together.

4. A method of providing a pile fabric which includes: first, theselecting ofsuitable yarn corresponding to the hairs in the fur of ananimal; second, the wearing of said yarn in combination with abackingwith hairs projecting from said backing as the hairs do from the skin ofthe animal; third, printing a plurality of designs in colors on thesurface of said goods simulating the pelt of the animal; and, fourth,shearing the pile ina design following the contour of pelts of saidanimal as sewn together.

5. A method of providing a pile fabric which includes: first, theselecting of suitable yarn corresponding to the hairs in the fur of ananimal; second, the weaving of said yarn in combination with a backingwith hairs projecting from said backing as the hairs do from the skin ofthe animal; third, printing a plurality of designs in colors on thesurface of said goods simulating the markings on the pelt of'the animal;and fourth, shearing the pile in a design following the contour of peltsof said animal as sewn together, the effect of the Whole being that ofthe skins of the animals sewn together as in a fur blanket.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy'name this th day of Au ust, 1924.

S MUEL E. CREASEY.

